THOUGHTS OF A CHESS ADDICT

At the recently concluded Singapore vs Malaysia annual chess match, the final scores ( Rd 1 and 2 are classical games, 3 and 4 rapid games) Round 1: Malaysia 23    - 13    Singapore Round 2: Malaysia 20    - 16    Singapore Round 3: Malaysia 21.5 - 14.5 Singapore Round 4: Malaysia 14   -  22    Singapore Overall  : Malaysia 78.5 - 65.5 Singapore A close scrutiny of the rounds indicate that our girls were not playing in their own category, especially the U14 and U16 sections. These were filled by our U10 and U12 girls who were forced to play up for the first 2 rounds. The other sections were evenly matched.  The  Veteran's honour was defended by stalwarts IM Giam, IM Leslie Leow ( who agreed to play even though he was on holiday) and Lim Chye Lye. Giam even took a game off IM Jimmy Liew, which was a surprise to many. Leslie for all the years of chess inactivity managed to hold off Nicholas Chan in the rapid games.  I don't think we should read too much into the result of this ma

Another year with newer students taking part in this year's National Age Group held at Jurong East Sports Hall. The students taking part in the various sections include: Girls U-8   -  Cadence Loh Boys U-8   -  Naython Tan, David Tan, Emmanuel Lim Rei Girls U-10 -  Grace Ho, Cheong Sue Lyn Boys U-10 -  Caleb Loh, Jonathan Tan, Malcolm Sow, Jaryl Seah, Elliot Lim Han, Jaden Rabind Charles Boys U-14 -  Lee I-Shiuan, Tan Zhong Kai, Keith Khoo, Rohin Singh, Adrian         Yeo, Bryan Sow THE GIRLS The 3 female students that took part did reasonably well. All were playing in the first-ever long time-control of 1.5 hrs per side. They managed to stay in the game for about 1-2 hrs which is commenable. Though Cadence has just started with me, Sue Lyn showed the most promise having beaten the likes of Lisa Tan, R Shahana and Grace and achieving a performance rating of 1224. There is great potential for this girl if she takes the game seriously and works hard. Th

To take part in this 1 day event at TOA PAYOH WEST CC on 1 December, Click Here I urge my students who cannot bear the strain of the 3 day National Age Group to consider this event.